Furness Railway 115 class

Furness Railway 115 class
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer David Rutherford
Builder Kitson and Company
Serial number 5292–5296
Build date 1920-1921
Total produced 5
Specifications
Configuration:
 ​
 • Whyte 4-6-4T
 • UIC 2′C2′ n2t
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia. 5 ft 8 in (1.727 m)
Trailing dia. 3 ft 2 in (0.965 m)
Wheelbase 40 ft 9 in (12.421 m)
Height 13 ft 6 in (4.115 m)
Loco weight 92.75 long tons (94.24 t)
Fuel type Coal
Water cap 2,800 imp gal (13,000 l; 3,400 US gal)
Boiler pressure 170 psi (1.17 MPa)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 19 1⁄2 in × 26 in (495 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 21,006 lbf (93.44 kN)
Career
Operators
Class FR: 115
Power class LMS: 3P
Numbers
  • FR: 115-119
  • LMS: 11100–11104
Withdrawn 1934–1940
Disposition All scrapped

The Furness Railway 115 class was a class of five 4-6-4 (or Baltic) tank locomotives of the Furness Railway. They were designed by David Rutherford[1] and built by Kitson and Company in 1920-1921. They were nicknamed "Jumbos" and the author Bob Rush gave them the unofficial classification N1. Their main duty was to haul express passenger trains between Carnforth and Whitehaven.[2]

They were the only Baltic tank locomotives in Britain with inside cylinders, and the only ones to lack a superheater.[3]

LMS ownership

All five passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the Grouping in 1923. The LMS gave them the classification 3P. All were withdrawn between 1934 and 1940 and none are preserved.

Numbering

Table of locomotives[4][3]
Date new FR number LMS number Date Withdrawn
1920 115 11100 July 1935
1920 116 11101 July 1935
1920 117 11102 November 1934
1920 118 11103 1940
1921 119 11104 May 1935

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brief Biographies of Mechanical Engineers". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  2. ↑ "Furness Railway locomotive history". Steamindex.com. 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  3. 1 2 Baxter 1984, p. 223.
  4. ↑ Casserley & Johnson 1966.
  • Baxter, Bertram (1984). Baxter, David, ed. British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 4: Scottish and remaining English Companies in the LMS Group. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company.
  • Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.